DNA of Giant ‘Corpse Flower’ Parasite Surprises Biologists

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[–]Zapped 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Does this article say that parasitic plants absorb the genes of host plants and then decide to keep the genes they value? Or did I read it wrongly?

[–]zyxzevn[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This plant can do that indeed.